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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
August 16, 2000 Session

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ARNOLD K. WARD, JR.
Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Williamson County
No. II-298-66 Timothy L. Easter, Judge

No. M1999-00357-CCA-R3-CD - Filed December 14, 2000
The appellant/defendant, Arnold K. Ward, Jr., appeals as of right from a judgment of conviction and sentencing imposed by the Williamson County Circuit Court.  Upon jury conviction for attempted murder second degree and assault, the trial court imposed sentences of eleven (11) years for attempted murder second degree and eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days for assault.  The trial court ordered the sentences to be served concurrently.  In his appellate issues, the defendant asserts that: (1) the indictment for count one is defective; (2) the defendant was denied his right to compulsory process; (3) extra-judicial communication during the trial between a witness and a juror contaminated the proceedings; (4) there was insufficient evidence for which a rational trier of fact could find the defendant guilty; (5) the defendant was convict ed of a charge that does not exist under Tennessee law; and (6) the defendant

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